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천편일률적

cheonpyeonillyuljeok [천펴닐률쩍]

천편일률적인 (+noun) · 천편일률적이에요 · 천편일률적으로

monotonous, cookie-cutter, all the same

Example

요즘 드라마들은 내용이 너무 천편일률적이에요.

Dramas these days are all so cookie-cutter.

Word parts

천 thousand편 piece일 one률 rule적 -ic

Literally 'a thousand poems, one rhythm' — everything sounds the same.

Good to know

Pronounced [천펴닐률쩍].